Air Force expects B-52 CERP test plan approval in April

By Courtney Albon / February 6, 2020 at 1:55 PM
The Air Force expects to have final approval for its B-52 engine replacement program test strategy by April -- an oversight requirement lawmakers directed in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act due to concerns the service is imposing too much risk on the program by using mid-tier acquisition authorities to procure the engines. A new report from Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Robert Behler predicted the service would have an approved test and evaluation master plan for...

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